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Tokyo, Japan - Some of this country's top carmakers, with a reputation for quality performance wrapped in often bland design, are turning to the country's pop culture to give them "J-factor" and help set them apart in a world of increasingly look-...

John Ramirez loves Japan. He's also a Disney storyboard artist. This is where things get interesting. "I try to mix my love of animated characters and old Japanese photos for a laugh," Ramirez tells Kotaku.

Togashi has never had an assistant before. How could this be true? Well, one eagle eyed fan notice that some of the art is not of Togashi's style, but of someone near and dear to him. . . It's believe that Naoko Takeuchi, who is Togashi's wife and...

Star Fox Zero launches on Wii U this week, and Nintendo is getting everyone hyped with a special streaming event on Wednesday, April 20. The livestream will include the premiere of Star Fox: The Battle Begins, a short that has Shigeru Miyamoto tea...

Nintendo announced today that they're releasing a limited edition version for Atlus' Wii U RPG, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, in North America and Europe. The Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Special Edition includes the game, a 5×8 color art book, a six-so...

Official Notice: Due to finals there will be a slight delay in Ace Attorney for the next two weeks. Once this period is over updates will resume as normal! This week begins the trial of Mayoi / Maya for the murder of her sister Chihiro.

On April 18, former AKB48 member Akimoto Sayaka revealed a video of her workout session on Instagram. In the video, you can see short clips of Akimoto working out her arms, legs, and abs. Fans were wowed by her intense workout, leaving comments su...

If you haven't been living under a rock, you will know about the popular meme circulating around the YuGiOh character Jounouchi Katsuya. His creepy sharp chin in many shots has gained a considerable amount of popularity among otakus and there were...

Michio Matsumuru TOKYO (TR) - It was a case of rail rage. Tokyo Metropolitan Police last week arrested a 63-year-old company employee who has admitted to stealing straps found inside train cars due to frustration with a rail company, reports NHK (...

Have you ever wondered what anime/cosplay scene would be like in other countries? ! I had an opportunity to be invited to Colombia's anime convention, Tokyo Impact last November I had to say that it was one of the most amazing experience that I ha...

Here's our first look at Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa in the upcoming Power Rangers film. Interesting enough, the movie Rita Repulsa doesn't look like Rita Repulsa most familiar with from the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series.

The trend among concert organizers in Japan to scan the faces of fans at venues to discourage ticket scalping has finally been adopted by Arashi. Johnny & Associates has announced it will introduce facial-scanning technology for Arashi's "Japonism...

Last week we posted about an official Dark Souls board game from Steamforged Games, and the project has since hit Kickstarter. In not-too-surprising follow-up news, the campaign, which started out asking for just $70,000, has totally eclipsed its ...

'すれ違い' (Surechigai) "Differing Intentions A Hero's Worth" Now that Rokuro & Benio's marriage has been arranged, it's time to learn more about Rokuro's (presumably unlucky) childhood friend. Real The best reason I can give for why I'm enjoying this...

'誤算' (Gosan) "Miscalculation" Everyone from the D Agency have been smirking too easily in the introductory arc, so it's about time they go do something dangerous so that we can watch them sweat a bit. And so, as part of the standard three episode ...

Sentai Filmworks has added another series from a few seasons ago with the pickup of Inou-Battle, aka When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace. After airing on Crunchyroll originally, Sentai has picked up the home video release rights that we e...

Netflix continues to expand its anime offerings with the announcement of plans to stream Magi: Adventure of Sinbad - a fantasy adventure TV anime based on the manga of the same name that is written by Shinobu Ohtaka and illustrated by Yoshifumi Oh...

Spike Chunsoft released the latest trailer for their upcoming Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita title, Zero Time Dilemma, giving us a look at its key characters, or "participants" of the adventure game.

This is an RSS version of the original article. Please visit www. otakustudy. com for the full post. Continuing their work on bringing Compile Heart developed JRPG's to western markets, Idea Factory International have confirmed that Fairy Fencer F...

BAND-MAID are fighting fire with metal in their new music video for "the non-fiction days", a track from their upcoming album Brand New MAID. The video was recorded during a marathon morning-to-night session in which band members braved cold ocean...

Good Smile Company is adding a new entry in their Nendoroid Co-de line of toys, and this one features virtual idol Hatsune Miku in an outfit and appearance inspired by the popular Vocaloid song "Raspberry Monster" by HoneyWorks.

The rivalry between ace pilots Io Flemming and Daryl Lorenz is finally coming to an end with the fourth and final episode of Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, and Bandai Visual has previewed it with a brand new CM: Gundam Fan Club members are gettin...

The UK Anime Network has been serving anime fans in the UK since 1996, and we're chock full of reviews, news, articles and competitions :) Enter our latest competition To celebrate the UK cinema release of Miss Hokusai, we have a poster to give away!

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While the release of the second promotional video for the anime adaptation of Scared Rider Xechs last week basically confirmed it a little bit, it's been confirmed via the official site that the cast from the game itself will be reprising their ro...

HKT48 tops the singles chart with single 74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e (74億分の1の君へ) selling over 238,000 copies. Their 7th single features Kodama Haruka as center - her 4th selection. Anisong unit GRANRODEO lands at #9 with 24th single TRASH CANDY havin...

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is getting ready to release her new single "Sai&Kou" on April 20. At this time she has dropped its full PV. "Sai&Kou" was written by Nakata Yasutaka (CAPSULE) who kept Kyary's grateful feelings toward her fans and staff in mind.

The music video for "eternal eternity," the ED theme song for the ongoing third season of the Sailor Moon Crystal web anime series, performed by Junko Minagawa (Sailor Uranus) and Sayaka Ohara (Sailor Neptune), has been viewed over 500,000 times o...

By Norihiko Shirouzu and Naomi Tajitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - Some of Japan's top automakers, with a reputation for quality performance wrapped in often bland design, are turning to the country's pop culture to give them "J-factor" and help set them ap...

After shocking everyone with a surprise collaboration performance during AniMelo, many thought that it might have been the last time we've seen [email protected] and Love Live! come together officially.

Yu-Gi-Oh. The manga that made duel card games golden. Konami's colossus has generations of fans and inspired many others to emulate its success. And now it is time to remake the original series into a new movie.

Dazu schreibt cnbc. com weiter: The decision was made after McGregor informed UFC officials that he would not participate in any promotional activities for the event . MMA star McGregor 'pulled' from UFC 200 event.